Tag: writing
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Atomic Heart’s DLC is a Game of Trial and Error #2
When you take a closer look at the first three DLC, it seems like Mundfish didn’t just pick one ending to continue the story from the base game. In our first article we did mention that we can’t help but look at Atomic Heart as a beautiful experiment. We feel the same about the first…
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REPLACED is a Beautiful Neon Brawler
We can’t believe the day has come. We’ve been waiting for REPLACED for years. We never cared about the deep lore. We wanted this thing because it looks like a madman dragged it out of the deepest corners of hell. It, then drowned it in a bucket of grim 80s neon, and, finally, dumped it…
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‘Reclaim!’ is Reimagining Point-and-Click Adventures
Game development is usually about chasing a childhood dream. But for Mary Hermes, Director at Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia, it’s about keeping a language alive for the next generation. After a brutal five-year dev cycle, Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining is finally out—and it’s way more than just a game. It’s a lifeline for the Ojibwe language (Ojibwemowin). This…
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Fishbowl Gets Real About Working From Home
You know how most games make you a superhero? Fishbowl just asks you to survive a Tuesday. You’re 21. You live alone. Your grandma just passed away, and your boss still wants you to finish editing videos. It’s rough. Fishbowl is basically about dealing with grief while trying to pay rent. You hang out in…
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The Multi-Class Weapon Pack: Tools for Every Hunt
The latest DLC for theHunter: Call of the Wild is called the Multi-Class Weapon Pack. It adds four new firearms to the game. No need for a single hunting style. The equipment allows you to shoot small birds, biggest game and anything in between. So if you’re willing to go on some digital hunting this…
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Dead as Disco is a Bloody and Brilliant Mosh Pit
Revenge is a dish best served at 120 beats per minute. Most rhythm games have you tapping to cute anime songs or slicing shiny boxes. That’s not the case with this one. Dead as Disco has you smashing a guitar over your old lead singer’s head to a heavy bassline. You play a literal dead…
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Is Starfield on PS5 a Glorious Fixer-Upper?
When Bethesda first dropped this massive space RPG, it sometimes felt a bit like playing a spreadsheet interrupted by loading screens. But years of patches and loud fans forced their hand. Now it’s on PS5 with the huge “Free Lanes” update and the “Terran Armada” DLC. Against all odds, the game is much better now.…
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High Above is a beautiful little sandbox
High Above is a lovely, little “stress-free sandbox” game. It delivers surprisingly well on that promise of quiet, even if it fights you for the privilege of relaxing. It’s an interactive diorama. No need to save the world here. Just to try and put a damn potted plant three pixels to the left. If you…
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Origament: A Paper Adventure Folds, But Mostly Flies
Throughout the years, we’ve all played the “wholesome, emotional indie game where you play as an inanimate object.” It’s a whole genre now. Origament: A Paper Adventure is all about a magically awakened letter trying to find its recipient. On the plus side, you’re accompanied by a white cat companion. Cute. But past the saccharine…
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The Occultist is a Gorgeous, High-Stakes Ghost Hunt
The Occultist is a game that manages to drag that tired “paranormal investigator looking for his missing dad” premise onto a creepy British island and make it work. You play as Alan Rebels. He’s not a terrified teenager armed with a dying camcorder. He’s a pro. And that subtle shift in perspective actually makes a…
